Okwoku Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okwoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okwoku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okwoku (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Okwoku Demographics

Okwoku Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Okwoku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okwoku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Okwoku is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Okwoku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwoku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Okwoku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okwoku reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Okwoku is most common in: Vihiga County, where 83 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Okwoku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuoku921/
Okweku8378/
Ekwoku8373/
Okwuku8322/
Ogwoku834/
Akwoku833/
Okwaku832/
Okwakau77203/
Okwuaku7741/
Ogwokeu773/
Akwokui771/
Akuoku67440/
Egwoku6739/
Agwoku6714/
Akwaku678/
Ekwaku673/
Ogwuku672/
Ekweku671/
Akweku671/
Ugwoku671/
Ekuoku671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okwoku
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